How Much Pizza Can You Eat In A Minute? Pizza Summit Contest Wants To See

WICKER PARK — Next month's Chicago Pizza Summit is sold out — but space at the popular event was just made for 12 brave souls willing to stuff their faces in a pizza eating competition.

To enter the pizza eating contest, fans need to upload a 1-minute video of themselves eating as much pizza as they can, exhibiting "personality and creativity," according to the contest guidelines.

Then, the stars of the top online videos — determined by voting — will advance to the IRL summit, set for April 9 at Chop Shop, 2033 W. North Ave.

The summit offers two sessions, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m., and there will be a pizza eating competition consisting of six eaters at each session, a spokesman said.

The 12 contest participants will also each get a free ticket to the event for themselves plus one guest (a combined $70 value that will cover all-you-can-eat pizza, five beer tickets and an Old Style plate).

In addition to the pizza eating competition, the second annual summit will feature pizza from chefs and pizzerias around the city as well as live music, a photo booth, a pop-up U.S. Pizza Museum and a guest appearance by Jamie Culliton, the world's current World Dough Tossing Champion.

"We couldn't be happier to have Boiler Room, Taco in a Bag's popular pizza take, Lou Malnati's, Moneygun, Panino's, Bacci Pizza, Dimo's, GIno's East, and Home Run Inn on board with the final two venues being finalized today. A great mix of returning participants from last year mixed in with a few newbies dishing up by the slice or doing their unique twist on the beloved classic dish," the spokesman said.